Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Before issuing a distribution authority the regulator must publish a notice in a Statewide newspaper—
(a) stating that an application for an authority has been made to the regulator by the person stated in the notice; and
(b) inviting interested persons to make submissions to the regulator about the application within the period and in the manner stated in the notice.
(2) The regulator must consider the submissions made before issuing an authority.